The foundation of text in Word 2013 is simple: just click where you want your text, and type.
You can use the space bar on your keyboard to add spaces… and if you want to start
a new line, just press Enter.
If you make a mistake like I did, that's okay.
You can press backspace or delete to fix it.
And now we're all set.
There may come a time when you need to work with text that's already in your document,
maybe to copy and paste it, or to move it to a different location.
To do that, you need to know how to select text first.
The text I'd like to select is the business name—H2O.
You can see it here at the top of the list.
Just click, hold, and drag your mouse over the text, then let go.
See how it's highlighted gray?
That means the text is selected.
And this little box is the hover toolbar, which gives you easy access to formatting
options, like font color, size, and more.
Let's try copy and paste now that we have our text selected.
Just click the Copy command on the ribbon… choose where you want the text to go… then
click Paste.
You can also get to these commands by right-clicking in the document.
For example, to cut and paste, start by selecting your text… then right-click… and choose
Cut.
The original text will disappear, and now we can paste it anywhere we want by right-clicking
again.
Paste Options determine how the text is going to look—ranging from exactly like the original,
to the same text but without any formatting.
I'm going to keep the formatting because I like the way it looks with each item on the
list.
If you want to move a selection of text from one place to another, you can use the drag
and drop method.
Let's skip to the bottom of the document so I can show you how it works.
First select the text you want to move.
Now click, hold, and drag where you want it to go.
You may need to do some rearranging to make to make sure it ends up the way you want.
Finally, in a long document like this, I sometimes have trouble finding a specific word or phrase
that I know is in there somewhere.
The Find feature can help by searching the document for you.
Click the Find command on the ribbon… then type the word or phrase you're looking for.
The results will show up in the left pane, and will also be highlighted yellow.
At times, you may find that you've made a mistake throughout your document, or you need
to swap a certain word or phrase for another.
For that, you can use the Replace command instead.
I actually need to change the month on these specials from February… to March.
Now when you're ready, click Find Next in the dialog box… then click Replace.
Replace All can save you even more time by changing every instance in the document automatically.
Now you know the basics, including cut, copy, and paste; drag and drop; and find and replace…
everything you need to work with text in Word 2013.